“A federal campaign account is not a personal piggy bank,” said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). “It seems clear Rep. Andrews (D-1st Dist.) has been using the generosity of his donors to finance his lifestyle. It is time for the Federal Election Commission and the House Ethics Committee to hold Rep. Andrews accountable for his conduct.”

In a statement, Andrews' Chief of Staff Fran Tagmire called CREW “blatant hypocrites” because they do not disclose their own donors.

“It is telling that CREW refuses to hold itself to the same standards of public disclosure as the people it attacks,” said Tagmire, who added that the Rutgers earmarks were cleared by the House Committee on Ethics.

“As usual, its allegations are completely false. The House Ethics Committee specifically approved the public service scholarship program at Rutgers before it was pursued in Congress. All of our campaign expenditures are fully proper – and unlike CREW's donors – fully disclosed,” he said.

Sloan’s group filed a complaint against Andrews with the Federal Election Commission in November. Separately, Andrews is currently being investigated by the House Committee on Ethics.

A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics, released on Aug. 3, found “substantial reason to believe” that Andrews violated federal law and House rules by using campaign funds for the Scotland trip, a party at his Haddon Heights home jointly celebrating his 20 years in Congress and his daughter’s high school graduation, and trips to California with his other daughter that coincided with events related to her fledgling career in show business.

CREW awarded its “most corrupt” award for 2012 to Andrews and 11 other members of Congress. Another eight were given “dishonorable mentions.”

No other members from New Jersey were mentioned in either of the lists, but four from neighboring New York made the cut.